Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Executing protected code
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Application No.: US16061814Application Date: 2016-04-29
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Publication No.: US10885196B2Publication Date: 2021-01-05
- Inventor: Thomas M. Laffey
- Applicant: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Applicant Address: US TX Houston
- Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
- Current Assignee Address: US TX Houston
- Agency: Trop, Pruner & Hu, P.C.
- International Application: PCT/US2016/030031 WO 20160429
- International Announcement: WO2017/188976 WO 20171102
- Main IPC: G06F21/57
- IPC: G06F21/57 ; G06F3/06

Abstract:
In some examples, in response to a reset of an electronic device, a method disables hardware write locking of a first region in a non-volatile memory, and executes a first boot code portion from the first region to begin a boot procedure. The executed first boot code portion checks whether an update code for the first boot code portion exists. In response to determining that no update code for the first boot code portion exists, the executed first boot code portion causes hardware write locking of the first region. After causing the hardware write locking of the first region, the boot procedure continues, the boot procedure comprising verifying an integrity of a second boot code portion.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190005245A1 EXECUTING PROTECTED CODE Public/Granted day:2019-01-03
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